It seems that Crooked Stave Artisans are continuously dropping various 12% and Shelton beers here and there. Just keep checking your stores.

Breckenridge Brewery Barleywine Batch #1 releases on Saturday, the 15th, at 12PM at 471 Kalamath. The 22 oz., wax-topped bottles with a 10.1% ABV have been cold conditioned for three months and barrel-aged in fresh American Oak barrels for another six month.

I’m out of town in CA this week, so either no report or the report will be late. Sorry about no report 2 weeks in a row, here’s a picture of my California Beer haul to tide you over.

Pliny the Younger will start hitting this week. No, not a bottle release, but a rares release in any case. If you’ve never tried it, go out and get some, give it a try.

Here’s this week’s report:

Crooked Stave/Upslope Ferus Fluxus (a Wild Belgian Pale Ale) releases Monday (2/17) and Tuesday (2/18) at the respective breweries. Crooked Stave is releasing in 375 ml bottles while Upslope is releasing in 19.2 oz cans. Assuming this hits distro this week. Look for it next week on store shelves. I believe only the CS bottles will hit distro, not the cans…anyone?

BA Old Rasputin XVI. Peep.

Bull and Bush is bottling Legend of the Liquid Brain! It’s out now and flying off the shelves.

Avery Uncle Jacob’s is hitting shelves this week.

River North released Anniversary Ale #2 on Sunday. Look for some to hit shelves soon (this week?). I tried it this weekend and thought it was fantastic.

TRVE released Winter Zephyr on Sunday. Look for some to hit Denver vicinity shelves only, because only Denver is metal enough. Another one I tried this weekend…possibly their best so far. (UPDATE: TRVE put on their Facebook page that they sold out on Sunday…so it is unclear if this will even make store shelves. Unless they put some aside…)

Wait for it…

Dry Dock releases Bligh’s this Sunday, Feb 23rd, at 11 AM. $20/bottle. No limits posted yet. Look for it in stores next week.

Avery Opuntia, a sour ale with a dose of prickly pears and matured in small batch tequila barrels for 9 months, releases at Avery on Feb. 23 at 1 PM. $12 per 12oz. bottle, limit 12 bottles.

Word is TRVETiphareth will be released this coming Sunday, Feb 23rd. I’ll update here when definiteness occurs.

This weekend, River North will release their Anniversary Ale #2, a 10.1% Belgian Golden Strong Ale dry-hopped with Nelson Sauvin. $9 for the bomber with a 6 bottle limit. Starts Friday and goes through the weekend.

TRVE is releasing Winter Zephyr on Sunday, 2/16, at 2 PM.

Boulevard Chocolate Ale hit most accounts late last week. Maybe more will hit this week?